Mounties dedicates 28th Annual Charity Easter Bunny Run to the memory of its founder

31 Mar 2017

On Tuesday&comma; 4 April Mounties will host their 28th anniversary Charity Easter Run&comma; a long-running tradition that embraces the message of giving back at Easter&period;

Mounties staff members Maree Pullen and Marion Chapman founded the Charity Easter Run in 1989&period; Collecting Easter eggs from staff members&comma; they visited their local schools and nursing homes&comma; donating chocolate eggs to bring joy to the local community&period;

This year&comma; the 28th annual Charity Easter Run will be renamed the 2017 Marion Chapman Easter Bunny Charity Run in memory of Marion who sadly passed away a few weeks ago&period; Marion had been a Mounties employee for 33 years until her retirement in 2015&period;

Mounties staff will carry on Maree and Marion’s tradition by visiting William Stimson Special School in Wetherill Park and Summit Care nursing home in Liverpool&comma; to spread the joy of Easter&period;

The Mounties Easter Bunny will visit the 46 students who attend William Stimson Special School in Wetherill Park at 9&period;30am on Tuesday&period; The school is dedicated to providing a positive and happy educational environment and Mounties hopes to support this message by teaching students to encourage and care for each other&comma; and deliver chocolates as a treat&period;

Mounties staff will then visit Summit Care from 12&period;00pm&period; Summit Care&comma; a family-owned business that has been supporting the community for generations&comma; looks forward to welcoming Mounties staff in delivering warmth and companionship to the residents at the nursing home&period;

Mounties Group President&comma; Kevin Ingram said&comma; “Easter is an important time where most of us get together with our families and spend quality time with each other&period; The Mounties Charity Easter Run is a way for Mounties staff to show their care and dedication to the local community who are an important part of our family&period; This year’s run will be extra special as it’s in honour of Marion who much much-loved by all at Mounties&period;&rdquor;

To find out more about the 2017 Marion Chapman Easter Bunny Charity Run&comma; please visit www&period;mounties&period;com&period;au or contact Mounties on 02 9822 3555&period;